Customer success stories

See how a national food service vendor leverages their Bellwether Hub to increase quality and sustainability without adding labor.

Hear from the owners of Sip & Sonder and Wellborn Coffee about what it’s really like to start and run a company, why they got into roasting from wholesale, and what strategies have worked for them to grow their businesses, even during Covid. A candid discussion about the success and challenge of cafe ownership.

Three cafe owners talk about how the Bellwether Series 2 roaster helped them start serving higher-quality coffee beans, manage the roasting process instead of relying on inconsistent wholesalers, add new revenue streams, increase overall sales, and reduce costs. Owners featured: Adrian Badger of Steeltown Coffee & Tea, SJ Garrett of Buenas Coffee, and Kyle Stillman of Sociology Coffee Bar & Roaster.

Here’s how Founding Farmers, a scratch kitchen and grocery market in Washington DC, created a mission-driven coffee program with a Bellwether Roaster.

Three cafe owners talk about how roasting their own coffee changed the game for their businesses, saved money, increased revenue, and built better brand loyalty. Owners of Rootless Coffee, Seabird Coffee, and Sunflour Bakery discuss how they’re using onsite roasting to help grow into multiple cafes, and how to get started on your own roasting journey even if you don’t know how.

Trend-spotting: Why bakeries are starting to roast their own coffee.